Posted on 01/25/2020 9:04:56 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal
People should cut the amount of beef, lamb and dairy produce they eat by a fifth to combat climate change, a report says.
It says public bodies should lead the way by offering plant-based options with all meals.
But it says if people don’t cut consumption willingly, taxes on meat and dairy might be needed.
The report comes from the government’s official advisers, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).
Its chief executive Chris Stark told BBC News: “We can't meet the government's 2050 Net Zero target without major changes in the way we use the land, the way we farm, and what we eat.”
The farming union NFU welcomed much of the report, although they oppose cuts in livestock - but some environmentalists believe it's too timid.
The document recommends a host of measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the countryside.
Others include increasing UK forestry cover from 13% to at least 17% by 2050, and restoring at least half of upland peat bogs.
But it’s the proposals for reducing consumption of dairy produce and red meat that are likely to draw attention.
The authors say reducing the amount of beef, lamb and dairy we eat by at least 20%, and reducing food waste by 20% would save the equivalent of seven million tonnes of CO2 from farms.
They say land that’s no longer needed for cattle and sheep could support trees crops to burn for energy.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
If anything I’m going to eat more. It’s cold today!
The Committee on Climate Change was formally launched as a statutory committee in December 2008 with Lord Turner as its chair.
An Adaptation Sub-Committee was set up in 2009 to provide advice to Government about adaptation, meaning the steps the government and devolved administrations of the United Kingdom should be taking to prepare for climate change impacts.
On 1 December 2008 the committee published its first major report entitled "Building a low-carbon economy – the UK’s contribution to tackling climate change".[4] This recommended that the UK adopt a long-term target to reduce emissions of all greenhouse gases by at least 80% by 2050, in order to tackle climate change. It recommended the level of three five-yearly carbon budgets to cover the periods 2008-2012, 2013-2017 and 2018-2022.
In line with the recommendations in the Committee's report, in April 2009 the Government set a requirement for a 34% cut in carbon emissions by 2020.[5]
In December 2010 the Committee recommended a 4th Carbon Budget to cover the period from 2023 to 2027. They recommended that the Government aims to cut emissions by at least 60% by 2030 to ensure that the UK is on track to meet the 2050 target, with Parliament to debate the contents and proposals of this report before the summer's recess. A recommendation on the 5th Carbon Budget was published in November 2015 and adopted by the UK Government on 30 June 2016.
LOL!
When did the Brits give their nanny state the right to govern what they eat? Any such laws ought to be adopted by government officials first. After a ten year trial, the citizens could evaluate such a program to see its results.
How ‘bout all climate change alarmists become committed vegetarians instead? You know, to save the Earth.
They’ll mandate soy-burgers and tax us anyway.
If you doubled the lettuce and took off the tomato, that sandwich would be perfect!!!
Yes! How will devoting more land to crops help climate change? Won’t more trees have to be cut down, more fuel to run machinery, more pesticides and weedkillers used, and more water? This is nuts! Ditto for the silly “eat locally”, organic, and non-GMO movements. They are all an attempt to stop progress and will result in a dirtier, less healthy world.
Of course. That's the only solution that makes any sense.
I have had to cut back due to the high cost of a steak!
That’s fine since alcohol is heavily taxed.
Amazingly that taxes cure globull warming.
Take a freakin hike you worthless bunch of people with too much time on your hands.
Yeah, these are like the nuts who say eating red meat is bad for your health. BS.
Yes. The specificity is needed.
How about cutting government bay a fifth, or better yet a half?
Like reducing 20%, or 50%, or even a complete ban is going to be enough for them. Right. We need to ask: what is the REAL end game here? I shudder to think about it. I really do.
Keep an eye on what Stark eats . Can bet he doesn’t practice what he preaches. They never do. High cuisine. Fancy cars. Huge houses. Plane junket trips etc etc. The elite and their global warming fuedalism
FWIW, came across this on USENET this AM.
https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/ufc/video-watch-frank-mir-take-down-a-20000-calorie-burger/
It’s worth watching until just after the burger is served.
They should have watched Adam Richman & Co for production ideas, imho.
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